1、 Lesson 1 Stories from History 第1页，共17页。What happened in the picture?Use the key words to make a guess.第2页，共17页。Pompeii is located in southwest Italy near the grand city of Naples.The city of Pompeii was built around the southeast section at the foot of Mount Vesuvius near the Bay of Naples.Pompeii
2、was a thriving city,but would meets its doom on the morning of August 24,A.D.79.第3页，共17页。Mount VesuviusPompeii:The city that became a time capsule第4页，共17页。Mount Vesuvius The eruption had occurred on August 24th,79AD.第5页，共17页。original street of the city第6页，共17页。第7页，共17页。第8页，共17页。第9页，共17页。This is the
3、Marina Gate.One of several portals to the city.The gates were named according to where they would lead you.For instance,the Marina Gate faced the sea,while the Vesuvio Gate faced Mt.Vesuvius.第10页，共17页。This is a fine example of a Pompeian artwork.This fresco comes from the Vettius House where there a
4、re several beautifully preserved frescoes.第11页，共17页。The bodies of people who died in Pompeii had decayed many centuries before archeologist arrived.第12页，共17页。To learn about the ancient world第13页，共17页。Talk about Chinese buried army Terracotta Warriors第14页，共17页。Language Points:1 witness n.目击者，（出庭）证人 v
5、.目击，（在法庭上）作证 I was a witness to this quarrel.We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century.我们亲眼见到本世纪最重要的科学发展。2 leave a(deep)impression on sb 3 decay v.a.(cause sth)to become bad,rot;b.lose power,vigor,influence第15页，共17页。n.u(state reached by the process of)decaying Our p
6、ower decay in old age.tooth decay 蛀牙 The feudal system slowly fell into decay.4 But much more than buildings and objects,it is the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster that have captured the imaginations of millions of people across the world.第16页，共17页。Grammar Past Perfect1 We use Past Perfect to talk about an event or situation in the past which happened before other past events.The policeman arrested the man who had broken into a jewelers shop.We use the Past Perfect and the Past Simple in one sentence to show the order of past events.When I arrived,She had left.第17页，共17页。
